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Moldovans and Ukrainians remain hopeful over potential EU membership
After Brussels recently opened negotiations with the two Eastern European countries keen to join the EU, Moldovans and Ukrainians..
euronews (in English)
Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians, are a Romanian-speaking ethnic group and the largest ethnic group of the Republic of Moldova and a significant minority in Romania, Italy, Ukraine and Russia. There is an ongoing controversy, in part involving the linguistic definition of ethnicity, over whether Moldovans' self-identification constitutes an ethnic group distinct and separate from Romanians, or a subset. The extent of self-identification as Romanians in the Republic of Moldova varies.
After Brussels recently opened negotiations with the two Eastern European countries keen to join the EU, Moldovans and Ukrainians..